Oscar WildcatA little backstory: before the housing crunch, Toll Brothers were interested in developing luxury condos on this canal, a sort of a Venice in Brooklyn idea. The canal itself is a superfund site, along with being the principal overflow channel for the solid waste treatment plants in the area. As seen here, this happens when the already burdened drainage systems are hit with a flash flood. A not uncommon occurrence in Brooklyn. It's as if Brooklyn itself bends over, pulls down it's shorts, and lets fly with all the stored shit, piss and cum of the borough. It is like something from the book of revelations.

Anyway, Toll B's bailed out two years ago due to the incredible cost of cleaning up the site and making it safe for mammalian life. But natch, a new group has stepped in. Lightstone. They're banking on the large renting population, who will have less standing to sue. Love Canal, lessons learned! I sort of think they will neglect to mention these facts to the future renters.